Vinod Thakur
Assistant Professor
Faculty In-charge - GP Admissions and Faculty In-charge - Incubation Centre & Accelerator
+91-124-4560322
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Profile
Vinod Thakur has a PhD in Strategy from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow. Apart from academia, he has over nine years of corporate experience spanning India, the Middle East, and Africa. He has been associated with firms such as KPMG, EY, Protiviti, and Genpact, assisting clients through various consulting assignments in business risk management, strategic transformation, and process efficiency.
His research articles have been published in reputed peer-reviewed international journals. He has collaborated with several companies across various industries to write case studies, which have been published in reputed publications such as Ivey and Sage.
Vinod has a keen interest in researching family businesses. He frequently interacts with family businesses and family business advisors worldwide to enhance his understanding of the complexities related to family businesses. Vinod holds a Certificate in Family Business Advising (CFBA) and an Advanced Certificate in Family Business Advising (ACFBA) from Family Business Institute (FFI), which is the world’s leading network for advisors, consultants, educators, and researchers to perpetuate multigenerational family businesses.
He teaches courses on Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, and Family Business Management.
Research Articles
• Thakur, V., & Sinha, S. (2025). Stabilizing a Family Business: The Transformation of Family through the Adoption of the Family Constitution. Journal of Small Business Management (ABDC – A)
• Thakur, V., & Sinha, S. (2024). Family Governance Structures in Family Businesses: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Agenda. Journal of Small Business Management 62(6), 3016–52. (ABDC – A)
• Fuad, M., Thakur, V., Pattnaik, C & Jain, R (2024). Family Firms and the Mixed Gamble Perspective in Cross-Border Acquisitions: A Study of Indian Firms. International Business Review 33(1), 102205. (ABDC – A)
• Fuad, M., Thakur, V., & Sinha, A. K. (2021). Family Firms and Their Participation in Cross Border Acquisition Waves: evidence from India. Cross Cultural & Strategic Management 28(4), 791–814. (ABDC – B)
• Fuad, M., Thakur, V., & Sinha, A. K. (2021). Entry Timing as a Mixed Gamble in Cross-border Acquisition Waves: A Study of Family Firms. Family Business Review 34(3), 323–341. (ABDC – A)
• Thakur, V., & Sinha, S. (2020). Influence of family socio-emotional wealth on strategic decision making in Indian family firms. International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy 13(2), 153–172. (ABS – 1)
Cases
• Thakur, Vinod (2025). Mankind Pharma—Aiming for the Sky (Case: W41502, Teaching Note: W41503)
• Thakur, Vinod (2025). Third Wave Coffee: Growth vs Profitability Conundrum (Case: W41659, Teaching Note: W41660)
• Thakur, Vinod (2025). Om Sweets: Charting New Horizons for Sustainable Growth (Case: W41539, Teaching Note: W41540)
• Thakur, Vinod & Deepali Dhingra (2024). Ninety One Cycles: Pedalling Beyond Urban Borders (Case: W37595, Teaching Note: W37596)
• Sinha, Sabyasachi & Thakur, Vinod (2023). Gyan Dairy – Charting the Growth Strategy. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies 13(2), 1–27.
• Thakur, Vinod & Sinha, Sabyasachi (2022). Malabar Gold & Diamonds – Expansion plans for India. Ivey Publishing (Case: W26278, Teaching Note: W26279)
• Thakur, Vinod (2022). Cheema Boilers Limited: Sustaining The Family Business. SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases
• Thakur, Vinod (2022). Dhanvantari Ayurvedic Private Limited: Challenges in Professionalization of Family Business. SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases
• Sinha, Sabyasachi & Thakur, Vinod (2020). Vijay Sales: The millennial conundrum. Ivey Publishing (Case: 9B20M202, Teaching Note: 9B20M202)
• Sinha, Sabyasachi & Thakur, Vinod (2020). Shubham Goldiee Masale Private Limited: Consolidate or Expand? Ivey Publishing (Case: 9B20M080, Teaching Note: 8B20M080)
Book chapter
• Sinha, S., Thakur, V. (2023). Innovation in Family Business Groups. In: Rautiainen, M., Parada, M.J., Pihkala, T., Akhter, N., Discua Cruz, A., Mukherjee, K. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Managing Family Business Groups. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13206-3_16